Djokovic vs Ferrer ATP Dubai Final Live

Djokovic vs Ferrer ATP Dubai Final Live:

World No.3 Novak Djokovic reached his first ATP final by defeating ATP No.8 Gilles Simon of France 3-6, 7-5, 7-5 to set up a clash with ATP No.14 David Ferrer who outplayed Richard Gasquet 6-2,6-2 saving all the 6 break points he faced & converting four of nine opportunities.Djokovic was just getting accustomed to his new raquet which he changed prior to Australian Open 2009 where he made it to the quarterfinals(l.Andy Roddick with heat-related illness), he also made semifinal appearances at Sydney (l. to Nieminen) and Marseille (l. to Tsonga).

WHAT’S AT STAKE –
Winner: $383,000 and 500 South African Airways 2009 ATP Ranking points
Runner-up: $180,000 and 300 South African Airways 2009 ATP Ranking points

HEAD TO HEAD

(1) Novak Djokovic (SRB) vs (4) David Ferrer (ESP) Series Tied 3-3
04 Bucharest (Romania) Clay R16 David Ferrer 4-6 6-4 6-4
07 ATP Masters Series Indian Wells Hard QF Novak Djokovic 6-3 6-4
07 ATP Masters Series Monte Carlo Clay R16 David Ferrer 7-5 6-4
07 US Open (U.S.A.) Hard SF Novak Djokovic 6-4 6-4 6-3
07 Tennis Masters Cup (China) Hard RR David Ferrer 6-4 6-4
08 Australian Open (Australia) Hard QF Novak Djokovic 6-0 6-3 7-5

Match Over
Djokovic Won

Nadal vs Murray ATP Rotterdam Final Live

Nadal vs Murray ATP Rotterdam Final Live:

World No.1 Rafael Nadal will face World No.4 Andy Murray of Britain for the first time in a final of ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament, Rotterdam, after a 6-4, 6-4 semifinal victory over Gael Monfils.Nadal had been stretched to 3 sets in the past three rounds while Murray has lost just one set enroute to finals, he had an easy outing against Mario Ancic in the semifinal sealing a 6-1, 6-2 victory in just 61 minutes.

But Nadal who recently won his sixth grandlsam at the Australian Open(def.Federer) leads 5-1 all time against Murray.

WHAT’S AT STAKE –
Winner: € 277,000 and 500 South African Airways 2009 ATP Ranking points
Runner-up: € 125,000 and 300 South African Airways 2009 ATP Ranking points

CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH-UPS

HEAD-TO-HEAD
(1) Rafael Nadal (ESP) vs (2) Andy Murray (GBR) Nadal Leads 5-1
07 Australian Open (Australia) Hard R16 Rafael Nadal 6-7(3) 6-4 4-6 6-3 6-1
07 ATP Masters Series Madrid (Spain)Hard R16 Rafael Nadal 7-6(5) 6-4
08 ATP Masters Series Hamburg Clay R16 Rafael Nadal 6-3 6-2
08 Wimbledon (Great Britain) Grass QF Rafael Nadal 6-3 6-2 6-4
08 ATP Masters Series Toronto Hard SF Rafael Nadal 7-6(2) 6-3
08 US Open (U.S.A.) Hard SF Andy Murray 6-2 7-6(5) 4-6 6-4

Match Over.Murray won

Nadal vs Monfils ATP Rotterdam Semifinal Live

Nadal vs Monfils ATP Rotterdam Semifinal Live:

World No.1 Rafael Nadal withstood a good fight from ATP No.13 Jo Wilfried Tsonga who fired 26 aces in a close fought three set battle in the quarterfinals of the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament in Rotterdam.Nadal who recently won his sixth grandslam title at the Australian Open will now face ATP No.12 Gael Monfils of France in the semifinals, who defeated French compatriot Julien Bennetea.

Match Over
Nadal Won

Serena vs Safina Australian Open Final Live

Serena vs Safina Australian Open Final Live:

World No.2 & 9 time grandslam champion Serena Williams set up a clash with Russian Dinara Safina in the Australian Open Final 2009 after defeating in form World No.4 Elena Dementieva 6-3, 6-4 in the semifinal.She has previously won the Australian Open in odd years i.e in 2003, 2005 & 2007, it happened to be a coincidence but that's a fact & therefore she is the hot favourite to win her fourth consecutive odd year Australian Open Championship.

World No.3 Dinara Safina is making her second grandslam final appearance since the French Open final in 2008(lt.Ana Ivanovic), after defeating World No.7 & in form Vera Zvonareva in the semifinal.But Safina has improved a lot after her loss at the French open finals making semifinal appearances or better at three of four grandslams & also played eight finals winning four of them, she has also become more strong mentally.

The Winner of the Australian Open final will also see one of the women taking over the World No.1 ranking, if Serena wins it would be return to the top after her US Open final victory in 2008 but for Dinara Safina it would be historic.

Head to Head:
Serena & Safina have met 6 times each other with Serena leading 5-1.Safina's only win was in the quarterfinal of WTA Berlin in 2008 but that was played on clay.Serena has won her last 2 meetings, the most recent being at the WTA Tour Championships.

Match Over
Serena Won

Tsonga vs Verdasco Australian Open Quarterfinal Live

Tsonga vs Verdasco Australian Open Quarterfinal Live:

World No.7 & last year's AO runner-up Jo Wilfried Tsonga fought off James Blake of USA in straight sets to enter the quarterfinal of Australian Open 2009.He plays Fernando Verdasco of Spain who shocked World No.4 Andy Murray in tough 5 sets, being 2 sets to 1 down.Tsonga rose to fame after he surprisingly made to finals of Australian Open 2008 defeating Rafael Nadal in straight sets in the semifinals, eventually losing to Novak Djokovic in 4 sets.He made it to top ten by winning the ATP Paris Masters(def. Nalbandian) thereby qualified for the year ending Tennis Masters Cup.

World No.15 Fernando Verdasco stunned the 4th seed Andy Murray in 5 set thriller, who was a pre tournament favourite & thereby entered his first grandslam quarter-final.Verdasco played a major role in Spain's Davis Cup victory over Argentina in the finals, winning both the rubber matches thereby securing a 3-1 victory.In one of the matches he made a comeback victory after being 2 sets down.He is currently performing well on all surfaces.

Tsonga & Verdasco have never played each other, but the match will be exciting & interesting to watch.

Match Over
Verdasco Won

Nadal vs Simon Australian Open Quarterfinal Live

Nadal vs Simon Australian Open Quarterfinal Live:

World No.1 Rafael Nadal stormed into the quarterfinals after a straight sets win over Chilean Fernando Gonzalez to set up a clash with rising star Gilles Simon in the Australian Open 2009.Nadal who made to semifinals of Australian Open last year, surprisingly lost to Jo Wilfried Tsonga in straight sets, who is playing in the other quarter-final match against Fernando Verdasco.Nadal who has not even lost a single set enroute to quarter-final is chasing for his maiden Hardcourt grandslam title.

World No.8 Gilles Simon of France moved in to his first grandslam quarter-final while leading 2 sets to 1, after his compatriot Gael Monfils retired due to wrist injury.He has been performing well from the last half of 2008 season, winning 3 ATP titles, was a finalist at ATP Madrid Masters(lt. to Murray) thereby qualified for Tennis Masters Cup in the which he reached the semifinals(lt. to Djokovic).

Nadal & Simon have met each other 3 times with Nadal leading 2-1.Their recent encounter was at ATP Madrid Masters 2008 Semifinal which Simon won in 3 sets.

Broadcast Over
Nadal Won

Nadal vs Gonzalez Australian Open Fourth Round Live

Nadal vs Gonzalez Australian Open Fourth Round Live:

World No.1 Rafael Nadal set up a fourth round clash with No.13 seed Fernando Gonzalez of Chile after a win over Tommy Haas of Germany.Nadal looked unstoppable in the last 3 rounds winning all of them in straight sets.He lost unexpectedly in the semifinal last year to Tsonga in straight sets, he has only made only semifinal appearance in 4 tries & is chasing for 6th grandslam title of his career.

ATP No.14 Fernando Gonzalez cruised into the fourth round after a five set win over No.24 seed Richard Gasquet being 2 sets down & 12-10 in the fifth set.He was a runner-up at the 2007 Australian Open losing to Federer in straight sets, defeating Rafael Nadal & Tommy Haas enroute to the finals.

Nadal leads 4-3 in their all time Head to Head meetings.But Nadal has won the last 3 matches, the most recent being at 2008 Beijing Olympics in straight sets.

Broadcast Over
Nadal Won.